AmeriCorps Seeks Comments on Revised VISTA Application and Reporting Forms
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AmeriCorps plans to revise the application and reporting instructions used for AmeriCorps VISTA projects. The changes are meant to make the forms clearer, easier to follow, and better organized, including simpler language, updated terms, and clearer narrative sections. Organizations, businesses, and state, local, or tribal governments that apply for or report on VISTA projects may be affected. They can comment on the proposed revisions, estimated reporting burden, and ways to reduce the time and cost of completing the forms by July 6, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Revises instructions for AmeriCorps VISTA concept papers, project applications, continuation applications, progress reports, and support grant budgets
- Uses plainer language, updated terminology, and clearer subsections to make responses easier to organize
- Opens a public comment period on the revisions and estimated reporting burden through July 6, 2026
Obligations
What this law requires
Organizations, businesses, and state, local, or tribal governments that submit written comments on the AmeriCorps VISTA Application and Reporting Forms information collection must submit them to AmeriCorps by July 6, 2026.
Commenters submitting comments must identify the submission by the title of the information collection activity, “AmeriCorps VISTA Application and Reporting Forms.”
Anyone submitting hand-delivered or courier comments must deliver them to the AmeriCorps mailroom at 250 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20525, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.